This utility updates the Blu-ray Disc player firmware to version M13.R.0369 and provides the following benefits:
Improvements over firmware version M13.R.0325:
•Improves BRAVIA® Internet Video connectivity
•Adds support for automatic setting of AV Separation Output Mode which allows you to set up connected devices automatically using Bravia Sync

Benefits provided by previous upgrades and included in version M13.R.0369:
◦Adds support for the Sony® Entertainment Network portal
◦Adds support for the "Recommendations" feature

Notes:
■The "Recommendations" feature automatically analyzes your interests by referencing your viewing history to find programs and items you may like, and presents them in the xross media bar™ menu.
■This feature may not be available depending on your region and broadcasting conditions.

◦Adds the ability to use the Skype® online calling service

*Release Date 8/4/2012 Version M13.R.0443 File Size 107.89 MB:

This utility updates the Blu-ray Disc player firmware to version M13.R.0443 and provides the following benefits:

Improvements over firmware version M13.R.0369:

Improves BRAVIA® Internet Video connectivity

Benefits provided by previous upgrades and included in version M13.R.0443:

Adds support for automatic setting of AV Separation Output Mode which allows you to set up connected devices automatically using Bravia Sync

Adds support for the Sony® Entertainment Network portal

Adds support for the "Recommendations" featureNotes:

The "Recommendations" feature automatically analyzes your interests by referencing your viewing history to find programs and items you may like, and presents them in the xross media bar™ menu.

This feature may not be available depending on your region and broadcasting conditions.

Adds the ability to use the Skype® online calling service

*Release Date 12/8/2012 Version M13.R.0460 File Size 107.89 MB:

This utility updates the Blu-ray Disc player firmware to version M13.R.0460 and provides the following benefits:

Improvements over firmware version M13.R.0443:

Improves BRAVIA® Internet Video connectivity

Benefits provided by previous upgrades and included in version M13.R.0460:

Adds support for automatic setting of AV Separation Output Mode which allows you to set up connected devices automatically using Bravia Sync

Adds support for the Sony® Entertainment Network portal

Adds support for the "Recommendations" featureNotes:

The "Recommendations" feature automatically analyzes your interests by referencing your viewing history to find programs and items you may like, and presents them in the xross media bar™ menu.

This feature may not be available depending on your region and broadcasting conditions.

Adds the ability to use the Skype® online calling service

*Release Date 5/24/13 Version M13.R.0491 File Size 109.09 MB:

This utility updates the Blu-ray Disc player firmware to version M13.R.0491 and provides the following benefits:

Improvements over firmware version M13.R.0460:

Improves BRAVIA® Internet Video connectivity

Improves BD-ROM playability

Benefits provided by previous upgrades and included in version M13.R.0491:

Adds support for automatic setting of AV Separation Output Mode which allows you to set up connected devices automatically using Bravia Sync

Adds support for the Sony® Entertainment Network portal

Adds support for the "Recommendations" featureNotes:

The "Recommendations" feature automatically analyzes your interests by referencing your viewing history to find programs and items you may like, and presents them in the xross media bar™ menu.

This feature may not be available depending on your region and broadcasting conditions.

I couldn't say as I haven't tested this unit but a good upscaler can do wonders. The upscaler in the Oppo makes DVDs look near (not as good as but near) BR quality. It also takes some crappy copies of TV shows I've downloaded and significantly improves them.

Onkyo recievers have had 4K upscalers in all thier 2011 models. 4K bluray is definitely in the works and there is far more content already in 4K from finished studio masters than 3-D will ever have. 2013 is no kidding a very realistic intro for 4K bluray.

Actually, I believe there are some (commercial) technologies that allow the use of four 1920x1080 ("thin bezel") displays arranged in a 2x2 matrix to be used as a lower cost 'substitute' for one 3840x2160 display...?!
[link to example]

[Home Office system schematic]"My AV systems were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many speakers. And they have . . . A PLAN."

OP, request you change the title of this thread to "Official Sony BDP-S790 Thread." I started the "official" thread, however a moderator shut me down as I apparently started my thread mere seconds after you had already posted this thread. Therefore I request the renaming of this thread to standardize with other "official" blu-ray player threads.

OP, request you change the title of this thread to "Official Sony BDP-S790 Thread." I started the "official" thread, however a moderator shut me down as I apparently started my thread mere seconds after you had already posted this thread. Therefore I request the renaming of this thread to standardize with other "official" blu-ray player threads.

Threads with the green "right arrow" in the corner are marked that way (usually by me) to indicate they are "the official" thread for the particular player regardless of what's in the title. If a thread doesn't have the green arrow, then it's probably not a single player thread or some thread that needs to be moved into single player thread, or some straggler that's been missed by myself or some other mod.

It sounds like it upscales 1080p material to 2160p, so you should not need a 4K tv or projector. Well, hopefully that's what it does or it should be just called a 4k blu ray player.

It is not a 4k BD player, rather it is a BD player that upscales to 4K output. BTW this is not new as you see Marvell Qdeo based AVR's (Onkyo) that claim 4K scaling last spring. But its interesting to note that Sony is confident that the 4K display marketplace will necessitate the need of a BD player that will upscale to 4k now.

It is not a 4k BD player, rather it is a BD player that upscales to 4K output. BTW this is not new as you see Marvell Qdeo based AVR's (Onkyo) that claim 4K scaling last spring. But its interesting to note that Sony is confident that the 4K display marketplace will necessitate the need of a BD player that will upscale to 4k now.

Ok, so to fully understand, do you need a 4K TV or 4K projector? I was thinking that it enhances the picture just as the JVC RS55/70X and RS65/90X does, meaning that it takes a 1080p output and upscales it to 4K.

This implies that in order to get lossless sound you must run the BDP-S790's HDMI output through your AVR to the display, whether the display is 4K2K or 1080p . . . and that your AVR must support 4K2K pass through if you intend to upscale in the player rather than in a 4K2K display!

[Do we know if the player will also play 'native' 4K2K content from internet|network sources...?]

[Home Office system schematic]"My AV systems were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many speakers. And they have . . . A PLAN."

Ok, so to fully understand, do you need a 4K TV or 4K projector? I was thinking that it enhances the picture just as the JVC RS55/70X and RS65/90X does, meaning that it takes a 1080p output and upscales it to 4K.

Yes on needing a 4K display. Think of it in same analogy of DVD upscaling where you achieve near HD quality on a 1080P display, only now a 4k display is supported.

It is not a 4k BD player, rather it is a BD player that upscales to 4K output. BTW this is not new as you see Marvell Qdeo based AVR's (Onkyo) that claim 4K scaling last spring. But its interesting to note that Sony is confident that the 4K display marketplace will necessitate the need of a BD player that will upscale to 4k now.

A 4K projector, like the Sony1000, upconverts 1080p input to 4K for display. So would it be any better to have a BD player upconvert a 1080p BluRay disk and output 4K to the projector, or to have a regular 1080p BD player send 1080p to the projector and have it do the upconversion to 4K?

A 4K projector, like the Sony1000, upconverts 1080p input to 4K for display. So would it be any better to have a BD player upconvert a 1080p BluRay disk and output 4K to the projector, or to have a regular 1080p BD player send 1080p to the projector and have it do the upconversion to 4K?

Upscaling to 4K is likely a computationally intensive task that benefits significantly from a faster processor . . . and processor performance gets better every year. So 'pragmatically' whichever device--player or display--contains the newer|faster upscaling processor+algorithm is probably going to do it better...?!

[Home Office system schematic]"My AV systems were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many speakers. And they have . . . A PLAN."

There's a few tell tale signs when Sony are getting ready to release product.

1. The support site for the device goes live with the owners manual, and in many cases the default firmware.
2. The Sony Store gets a placeholder for the item, and coming soon.
3. In many cases Sony's sister site, Sony rewards gets the item

None of those things have happened yet for the S790. Until they do, its doubtful any retailer, including Amazon will get the item.